“Western European newspapers became significantly more sympathetic towards migrants and refugees immediately after photographs of a drowned boy on a Turkish beach were published at the beginning of September, but within one week most had reverted to their original editorial position,” says the report by the European Journalism Observatory, a Swiss-based media institute.
“It is unimaginable,” said famed primatologist Jane Goodall. “National Geographic being owned almost entirely by climate deniers.”
I’m excited to announce that Matt and I will be showing some of our recent work this Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, in Seattle at Machine House Brewery as guests of the NW Photojournalism community. The event starts at 7pm and is at Machine House Brewery. The address is 5840 Airport Way S., Seattle, WA, 98108. Here is the facebook event page. We hope to see you there!
How can it be that in such a visual age, American newsrooms are eliminating visual reporters/storytellers and editors from the ranks of full-time workforce in unprecedented numbers?
One of the main highlights of Visa Pour L’image was seeing and meeting dozens of freelance photojournalists roaming the streets of Perpignan dur…
via HuffPost: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adriana-teresa-letorney/reflections-on-visa-pour-_b_8178310.html
One of the main highlights of Visa Pour L’image was seeing and meeting dozens of freelance photojournalists roaming the streets of Perpignan during the professional week hoping for an opportunity to connect and share with other photographers and editors. Of the work I saw and the dozens I met with, I want to highlight three freelance photojournalists, whose work moved me to the core.
When I took this picture, I thought China would always be like this. Wrong, of course. I also imagined I would always shoot black-and-white film and be in my 20s.
What’s the current state of photojournalism, and where is the industry headed? That’s what a major survey recently attempted to answer, and the result is
via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/09/23/this-is-the-state-of-news-photography-in-2015/
Researchers had 1,556 news photographers from over 100 countries answer a 63-question survey on everything from how much they earn to whether or not they stage photos. The results are pretty eye-opening. Here are are 20 key findings from the report
A new study released by Oxford University’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism in association with World Press Photo offers a conflicting view of the lives of today’s photojournalists.
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2015/09/study-average-photojournalist-male-self-employed-earning-less-than-30k.html
Copyright infringement is a problem: “Most of the photographers in this study agreed their images had been used without authorization and, overwhelmingly, where this had been the case, no remedy or payment had been forthcoming.”
Want to see what it was like to work as a photographer at a major newspaper back in 1983? Check out this blast from the past: it’s a 20-minute video by
via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/09/22/this-was-the-toronto-sun-photo-department-in-1983/
Want to see what it was like to work as a photographer at a major newspaper back in 1983? Check out this blast from the past: it’s a 20-minute video by photographer Hugh Wesley, who spent 28 years at the Toronto Sun before retiring as the director of photography in 2001.
Todd Heisler, a New York Times staff photographer, worked with the reporter Dave Philipps on a report about suicides in the Second Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment. In 2008, the 2/7 deployed to a wild swath of Helmand Province in Afghanistan and suffered more casualties than any other Marine battalion that year. Below, Mr. Heisler recounts his experiences during the reporting of the article.
His iconic images of the Vietnam War helped shift public support for the war, but Tim Page says the game has completely changed since then.
via ABC News: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-18/legendary-vietnam-war-photojournalist-tim-page-on-his-career/6786642
Veteran photojournalist Tim Page says the photojournalism profession is a myth.
I have to say that, up until the past year or so, I wasn’t seeing a whole lot of news photos that were this lush.
via Reading The Pictures: http://www.readingthepictures.org/2015/09/geekfest/
what was instructive to me about Geekfest was how the presenters and the attendees conceived of the business that broadly, with the emphasis on “story telling,” the desire to capture “real life” in sports coverage, or the importance of a more authenticity in the brand shot. Just as interesting, however, is how much this lack of market distinction is mirrored in news photography itself
Pete Muller on the freedoms, insecurities and strategic hustle of freelance photojournalism
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Pete Muller on the freedoms, insecurities and strategic hustle of freelance photojournalism
Presidential candidates are using Instagram to shape their image and communicate with voters with varying success. A look at their feeds reveals some of their strategies — or lack thereof.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/15/on-the-instagram-presidential-campaign-trail/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog
Traditional photojournalism once dominated campaign coverage. Candidates strove to appear “presidential” in staged or stately images, which were then published in weekly picture magazines and daily newspapers or broadcast on the nightly television newscast.
via Correspondent: http://blogs.afp.com/correspondent/?post/from-streets-of-fear-in-mogadishu-to-paradise-in-paris
I was born and grew up in Mogadishu, and always wanted to be a photographer but never had the opportunity to study because of the situation in the country. I took my very first pictures when I was very young and got some training from friends that worked for local newspapers. I published my first picture in a newspaper when I was 15. I took it a refugee feeding centre. It was a dream for me when I saw the picture in the local paper! I was so happy. The editor said: “You’re doing a good job. Keep shooting in Mogadishu. Try not to be afraid.”
It is not just the economics of the media that is putting traditional news photographers out of business. It is our troubled relationship with images themselves.
It is not just the economics of the media that is putting traditional news photographers out of business. It is our troubled relationship with images themselves.
Europe’s largest newspaper, the Bild of Germany, has published an unusual print edition that left out all photographs from its pages. The bold move is
via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/09/08/europes-best-selling-newspaper-leaves-out-photos/
The paper is saying that “the world must see the truth,” and hoping that by leaving out photos, people will realize the importance of photography in bringing about change.
When Mary Panzer saw the photos that have at least momentarily focused world attention on a long-term tragedy, she wondered about what the images didn’t make clear.
She wondered about the partial story they told.
We’ve seen how technology changed many aspects of our business, some for better and some, tragically, for the worse. We are now in a generation in which great photography, no matter the circumstance in which it’s been captured, leads to clicks and “hearts” and “thumbs up” on social and commercial sites. In our new landscape, that’s rewarding in one sense, but how can it translate to financial support for professionals?
via Correspondent: http://blogs.afp.com/correspondent/?post/bodrum-a-starting-point-for-refugees-dreams-and-nightmares
Some will make it to Greece to have a chance of forging a new life in the European Union.
But, for others, the shiny resort will turn into a trap they cannot leave.
And several won’t make it out alive.